1. Peace with God (1-2a,9-11)

Sin makes us enemies of God, for sin is against God. Through faith in Christ we have peace with God (we are reconciled). We are saved from God's wrath and from eternal separation from God! We have been brought near to God in a close friendship. We stand in amazing grace.

2. Hope (2b-4)

Apart from Christ, due to sin, people must face God and be judged one day as his enemies. But Christians have the hope of God's glory, which is to be with our Lord one day. Christians can even glory in sufferings, since it produces perseverance, character and hope.

3. God's love for us (5-8)

God's love is poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit. What is God's love? It is his mercy not to judge us but rather to save us. God's love is that he had Jesus die for ungodly, hell-bound sinners. God's relentless love is far beyond human conditional love.